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  1. dahlberg

    New Alaskan side entry flatbed 8.5' build!!

    Yes! The whole trip back was either rain or snow. Setting it up is a non-issue, it's done in about 90 seconds and your bed is protected from any driving rain while raising because the panels cover the bed. We did notice some bugs on the inside of parts of the side panels after driving all day...
  2. dahlberg

    New Alaskan side entry flatbed 8.5' build!!

    Thank you! Everything is customizable, I'm surprised more people don't take advantage of it. Appreciate the kind words!
  3. dahlberg

    New Alaskan side entry flatbed 8.5' build!!

    Oh wow a 4 month trip sounds awesome. A lot of van builds used the fiamma awning, which looks pretty slick. We just keep our stairs in the doorway, they are a bit awkward to get out at that height. Maybe a storage box in the tuck hitch and then bikes above it in an in bed hitch? Would be a neat...
  4. dahlberg

    New Alaskan side entry flatbed 8.5' build!!

    Sorry forgot to add a photo of the hitch setup. Here is is before we got the camper. And yes, AlumLine was great, but it was about 10 weeks to design, build and ship it out.
  5. dahlberg

    New Alaskan side entry flatbed 8.5' build!!

    Yeah, good call to test it out, these aren't cheap! If you can see an Alaskan in person, I really recommend it. That's what changed things for us, their build quality is excellent and it was just more 'home-y' than everything else we saw. I also did not care for the fabric of the pop-up, I've...
  6. dahlberg

    New Alaskan side entry flatbed 8.5' build!!

    Hello, your rig was such an inspiration when we designed ours!! Thank you for posting so much content!! We had Alum-Line out in Iowa help design and build the flatbed, then got it powdercoated locally. We wanted the boxes for storage and to maintain the departure angle. On the back we just...
  7. dahlberg

    New Alaskan side entry flatbed 8.5' build!!

    The flatbed upgrade was $1600 more than a slide-in from Alaskan. It wasn't cheap, but all of the flatbeds we found were pretty expensive.
  8. dahlberg

    New Alaskan side entry flatbed 8.5' build!!

    Thank you so much!! The sticker from Alaskan says the camper weighs 1988 wet, we haven't had time to go weigh it with bikes and gear but will update when we do. Driving in the wind was a huge factor in switching to a truck camper!
  9. dahlberg

    New Alaskan side entry flatbed 8.5' build!!

    Hello! We wanted to share our Alaskan flatbed camper build with you and give a little bit of info on how we decided on this setup in the hope that this can help someone else. We originally built out a 2016 Sprinter (that we initially loved!) but after having it for a year we realized while we...
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